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Edward Douglass White Jr. (November 3, 1845 – May 19, 1921) was an American politician and jurist. White, a native of Louisiana, was a U.S. Supreme Court justice for 27 years, first as an associate justice from 1894 to 1910, then as the ninth chief justice from 1910 until his death in 1921.
Edward Douglass White Jr. (Thibodaux, Luisiana; 3 de noviembre de 1845 - Washington D. C.; 19 de mayo de 1921) fue un jurista y político estadounidense, senador por ese país y noveno Presidente de la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos.
15 de may. de 2024 · Edward Douglass White was the ninth chief justice of the United States (1911–21), whose major contribution to U.S. jurisprudence was his “rule of reason” decision in 1911 that federal courts have since applied to antitrust cases. The son of a judge, U.S. congressman, and Louisiana governor, White.
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Associate Justice: 1894-1910, Chief Justice: 1910-1921. EDWARD DOUGLASS WHITE was born in the Parish of Lafourche, Louisiana, on November 3, 1845. While White was studying at Georgetown College (now Georgetown University) the Civil War began and he returned home to join the Confederate Army.
Edward Douglass White was the 9th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, succeeding Melville Weston Fuller. Having served on the Court since 1894, White was the first incumbent Associate Justice to be elevated to Chief Justice.
Chief Justice Edward Douglass White joined the U.S. Supreme Court as an Associate Justice on March 12, 1894, replacing Justice Samuel Blatchford. He was elevated to Chief Justice on December 19, 1910, replacing Chief Justice Melville Weston Fuller.
White's appointment to the Supreme Court was a surprise. President Cleveland had twice sought to appoint New Yorkers to replace Blatchford, who had died; but the New York senators were Cleveland's foes and they exercised senatorial courtesy to scotch the appointments.
